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Emerging from COVID-19: Lessons for Action on Climate Change and Health in Cities

Authors: James Milner, Mike Davies, Andy Haines, Rachel Huxley, Susan Michie, Lawrie Robertson, José Siri, Paul Wilkinson

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 3/2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has required health protection responses with far-reaching consequences for society, livelihoods, and the wider economy. Future enquiries will in time evaluate the success of responses at all scales. But emerging lessons highlight immediate implications for addressing the growing climate crisis through a recovery from COVID-19 that advances population health, economic regeneration and climate action [1]. …

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Title: Emerging from COVID-19: Lessons for Action on Climate Change and Health in Cities
Authors: James Milner
Mike Davies
Andy Haines
Rachel Huxley
Susan Michie
Lawrie Robertson
José Siri
Paul Wilkinson
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: COVID-19
Climate Change
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-020-00501-2

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